Worksop C vs Nomads D

Worksop C

3

3

Nomads D

Andrew Smith (b)

0

1

Pete Morton (w)

Ian Barker

0

1

Eric McKenna

H Osbourne

0.5

0.5

Dave Kesteven

Alan Story

1

0

Robert Shaw

Cliff Briggs

0.5

0.5

Jo Woollard

David Bedwall

1

0

Ashley Rogers

Unfortunately, I didn’t get a good look at Pete’s game but Eric’s opponent opened aggressively, pushing a pawn to his seventh rank by move 13. After Eric rebuffed this attack, gaining a queen and rook, his opponent resigned.

Dave ended up with a queen, rook, and three pawns against a queen, bishop and six pawns, not a decisive material advantage for either player, so a draw was agreed. Meanwhile Jo gained a rook for a bishop, but ended up in a king and pawns endgame, so also agreed a draw.

Robert put his opponent under some pressure early on, but after they swapped down to opposite coloured bishops Robert slipped up in the resulting battle of manoeuvre, losing material without compensation. He played on for a bit, looking for a way back, but then his flag fell. Ashley also had a solid opening which fizzled out.